Overview
- John Torode posted on Instagram that he has "nothing to prove," declaring he will be quiet, move on, and keep "moving forward."
- Torode was removed from MasterChef in July following allegations he used "extremely offensive" racist language in 2018, which he says he does not recall.
- He says he discovered his dismissal via the BBC News website after initially continuing to present with Grace Dent.
- BBC director-general Tim Davie resigned following mounting scrutiny of impartiality and editorial standards, including concern over a Panorama edit of a January 6 Trump speech.
- Former co-host Gregg Wallace is suing the BBC and a subsidiary for up to £10,000 after a report upheld 45 complaints about his conduct, and the BBC plans Celebrity MasterChef Christmas editions presented by Grace Dent and Anna Haugh.